600 emails and still no reply, so I’m really thinking something might have happened… (´･ω･`) And I really don’t think they’re anything that would displease her. They’re like this: “I’m drinking jasmine tea right now, thinking about what to have for dinner.” Maybe they’re a bit too incidental?

One of my friends in high school carved something into his arm, colored into the wound with sharpie, and covered it in duck(t)(?) tape. He would take the tape off and recolor it everyday. Yea, almost died.

i've seen a documentary before where they talked about scarring as a form of body modification that has become more mainstream, so i guess this isn't too far off. although, in the documentary, i think it was actually done professionally and looked good.

It's really all about perspective- I've seen some pretty sweet "scar tattoos", and the owners don't regret them at all. On the flip side, with body modification there is always the chance for mutilation IF (IMO) you choose to do something like "scar tattoos" if you aren't in the right state of mind, or are doing it just to do it.

I've seen quite a few guys with fraternity brands on my campus, and while watching NBA or NFL games. Here is an article on Omega Psi Phi members on the Baltimore Ravens, featuring a decent (imo) Omega brand.

Some people do. A regular at a shop I used to assist in would come in for a small tattoo whenever she felt the urge to self harm. Tattoo therapy is a real thing for a lot of people. It releases the same endorphins as cutting.

She actually built a sleeve on her left leg because that's where she would cut herself. Her job didn't allow for long sleeved shirts but she could wear dress pants. She had a cherry blossom tree tattooed on her calf with the branches wrapping up around her leg to her thigh/hip. Every time she didn't cut herself, she'd come in and add a blossom bulb to the branch. She said, "one day, and I promise you guys this, no matter how many changes happen in this shop, I will come here and this tree will be in full bloom." It was actually a really beautiful tattoo.

I've met people that LIKE pain. It's fucked up. This guy asked if I wanted to kick him in the balls for 5 bucks each kick. He was training for a pain contest. I was scared I was going to fulfill his dirty pleasures.

There's different levels to that. Sometimes I like being scratched in the back or on the arms during sex to the point it hurts. A lot of people are like that and it's pretty normal.

But I'd never pay someone to kick me in the balls or even want to have my balls kicked altogether, that's a different kind of pain. Basically stuff like migraines or stomach ache suck because you can't control it and it's a throbbing pain.

Scratches and short bursts of pain are interesting because it gives you that jolt of adrenaline.